OSHA cites builder for 10 willful violations at WV site dead 51
The federal agency cited Research Cottrell of New Jersey for ten willful safety violations at a West Virginia construction site where a collapsed scaffold killed 51 workers. The firm also faced six serious infractions and may face criminal prosecution.
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New Jersey
West Virginia
Justice Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Research Cottrell
Father's Day musings on value and worth humor column
The SDN Column by Wacil McNair jokes about inflation and the value of the human body, noting modern worth at $5.60 in chemicals versus 98 cents in the thirties. It compares how gifts for Father’s Day are chosen and ends with a wry reflection on growing up and equality.
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Dad
Texas
Retired After 46 Years in Snyder Auto Parts Trade
Benjamin Franklin Wilson, 83, retires after 46 years selling auto parts in Snyder starting in 1932. His store, known for hard to find parts, will be run under his name by buyer Z W Davis. Wilson and his wife Dorothy mark 55th anniversary, plan fishing and time at a Lake Thomas cabin.
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Benjamin Franklin Wilson
Lake Thomas
27Th Street
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Z.W. Davis
Johnson County
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Butgess Wilson
Midland
Wyoming
Dorothy Jean Howell
Lubbock
Carter Set To Ease Beef Import Rules
President Carter plans to ease beef imports to boost supply by about a pound per person, a move critics call cosmetic and harmful to ranchers. The policy would add up to 200 million pounds of meat through renegotiated trade pacts with 13 exporters, likely trimming prices by a few cents per pound later this year as prices continue to rise amid farm consolidation and inflation pressures.
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Agriculture Department
Kemper cancels high school traffic safety contest
Kemper Insurance drops its annual High School Traffic Safety Contest after only six entries nationwide. Spokeswoman Carol Newman said one entry was frivolous, leaving five usable entries for judges to pick three winners. The three winners shared 3,500 dollars in cash prizes.
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Carol Newman
Why older kids overtake Kiddie Park in Towie Memorial Park
Question asks why older children block Kiddie Land, built by Snyder Jaycees for smaller children, at public county property. It notes no one can be barred yet disturbances risk safety. suggests calling police if anyone endangers others.
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Towie Memorial Park
Snyder Jaycees
Jayceeettes
Carter launches 10 billion fund to aid urban housing
President Carter announced a ten billion dollar fund to spur Savings and Loan associations to lend more for housing in aging urban neighborhoods. Officials estimate about 300000 houses could be repaired or built over five years, financed by securities rather than taxes, with loans offered at below market rates to qualified buyers and targeted at lower and moderate income families.
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Washington
Carter
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
White House
Bank Board
Water Project Hearing Delayed Over Colorado River Dam
Opponents of the Stacy Dam project urged a month delay in the Texas Water Commission hearing. The delay allows time to assemble new data from CRMWD files and engineers. State Rep Mike Ezzell spoke for the opponents who argue upper Colorado River water should serve Lake Travis residents and local needs. observers foresee eventual court resolution.
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Austin
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LCRA
Getti
Lake Travis
CRMWD
Weather outlook Snyder Texas high 82 with no rain
Partly cloudy forecast across Snyder with scattered late afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms east. Fair Friday with warmer conditions. highs in the low 80s to near 100 in Big Bend area, lows 50s to 60s, reading at 7 am today 64 degrees and total precipitation for 1978 to date 12.07.
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Texas
Big Bend
Soviets Answer Attacks US Policies in Africa
In a swift response to President Carter’s policy speech, Tass accused the United States and NATO of acting as global policemen and blamed Washington for meddling in Africa. Tass referenced U.S. airlifted troops aiding Mobutu in Zaire and countered Carter’s Angola remarks, while praising disarmament talk at the U.N. and noting U.S. backing for rebels. A second item: Phyllis Maizer, a 49 year old mother of two with a masters in speech, became New York’s first woman licensed to install and operate window cleaning scaffolds.
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